Religious eperience

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What was St. Paul's original name?
Saul
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What did St. Paul do after his religious experience?
Converted to Christianity
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Did C. S. Lewis want to "find God"?
No
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What happened to Tolstoy's depression when he found God?
It disappeared
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What type of language does St. Teresa use to describe her union with God?
Sexual
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What are the four characteristics of mysticism?
Passivity, ineffability, noetic quality, transiency
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Who experienced a volitional conversion?
Tolstoy
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Who experienced a non-volitional conversion?
St Paul
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Who experienced a self-surrender conversion?
C.S. Lewis
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Did St Teresa believe that religious experiences should be similar?
Yes
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Who did St Teresa believe a religious experience should be discussed with?
Spiritual advisor
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Should a person's life change after a religious experience?
Yes
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Did William James believe religious experiences should lead to elation?
Yes
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According to William James should a person become "better" after a religious experience?
Yes
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What feeling should an individual having a religious experience be left with?
Awe
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Did William James believe we should accept religious experiences as actual experiences?
Yes
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Did William James believe that religious experiences proved God's existence?
No
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What is Swinburne's Principle of Credulity?
Our senses are generally credible
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What is Swinburne's Principle of Testimony?
People generally tell the truth
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What illness can induce religious hallucinations?
Temporal lobe epilepsy
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What did Dr Ramachandran use to test individual's responses to different words?
Galvanic skin responses
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How does Persinger's 'God Helmet' induce religious hallucnations?
Manipulating electromagnetic fields
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What did Feuerbach argue about God?
God is a cosmic projection
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What did Freud call religion?
Infantile neurosis
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What did David Winnicott believe about religion?
It is a transitionary object
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